Fantastic Forum

The very first cosplayers were Forrest J. Ackerman and his friend, Myrtle R. Douglass at the 1939 World Science Fiction Convention.

I recently had the pleasure of making an appearance on The Menagerie of Kick-Assery podcast series’, Growing Up Geek.  GUK individually focuses on one nerd and delves into their murky past to uncover the details of how they ended up as such a f**king geek.  It was my turn in the barrel. I confess that […]

Since this is a production blog, I think it appropriate to, from time to time, share some of the details of the ongoing grind of producing a television series.  I regularly write about location taping, event coverage,  publicity appearances and new stations carrying the show.  But it all has to do with FANTASTIC FORUM.  This […]

On the Tuesday following Heroes Convention I attended a fascinating discussion forum.  Visualizing Peace: Graphic Art and Social Change was held at Johns Hopkins’ prestigious Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies.  The forum brought together artists, activists and conflict resolution practitioners to explore the ingenious methods in which graphic art and comic books have […]

Last weekend was the annual Heroes Convention in Charlotte, NC. This year marks the 31st anniversary for this fabulous regional show sponsored by Shelton Drum’s Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find comics store. I attended along with co-producer Patrick Michael Strange and director/cameraman Alvin Jones. A delightful time was had by all. We caught up with […]

On location from Victory Comics in Falls Church, VA! Host Devon Sanders and panelists Chris Peleo-Lazar, Brandon Keith Hallmark and James Rambo present a character profile of the mighty man of steel, the man of tomorrow, the last son of Krypton, DC Comics’ Superman. With Producer/host Ulysses E. Campbell’s interview with comic book industry veteran […]

Patrick Michael Strange and I traveled to Virginia Beach last weekend to attend Blood on the Beach III.   I’ve been to conventions for comic books, Star Trek, science fiction and anime but this was my very first horror oriented show.   I had a great time! Among the many celebrities in attendance were Michael […]

Taped on location at Victory Comics in Falls Church, VA.  Producer/host Ulysses E. Campbell and panelists Chris Peleo-Lazar, Roberto Ortiz and Kate Foil discuss THE STAR TREK PHENOMENA.  Cool Toys featuring Master Replicas’ Studio Scale USS Enterprise. TRT 28:56, production date 5/2/13, original airdate 5/25/13 Host – Ulysses E. Campbell Panel – Chris Peleo-Lazar, Roberto […]

Producer/host Patrick Michael Strange talks with comic book writer Justin Jordan.  Jordan writes Image Comics’ The Legend of Luther Strode and Valiant Comics’ Shadowman.  Taped at Awesome Con DC.

  The biggest day for the comics industry was earlier this month.  The highly anticipated annual FREE COMIC BOOK DAY event, as usual, didn’t disappoint.   FANTASTIC FORUM was in it up to our necks this year as we sponsored events and made the rounds to comic book retailers in the Washington, DC metro area. […]